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Headache Self-Management factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Headache Pain factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Medication Overuse Headache factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Migraine Headache factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Migraine Preventive Medications factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Tension-type Headache factsheet - 2013, revised 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

This lists all the documents/websites relevant to the guideline that are available on the IHE and TOP websites, both clinician and patient resources. Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Headache During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding factsheet - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

What You Should Know About Your Headache - Patient Brochure - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Objective: Public health decision makers not only consider health benefits but also economic implications when articulating and issuing lifestyle recommendations. Whereas various estimates exist for the economic burden of physical inactivity, excess body weight and smoking, estimates of the economic burden associated with our diet are rare. In the present study, we estimated the…

This initiative is being led by the NOAHE Working Group, a partnership between health economists and policy leaders from the Institute of Health Economics (IHE), the Universities of Alberta and Calgary, and Alberta Health. Objectives of NOAHE: To improve health economics capacity in Alberta. To facilitate collaboration between the health economics researchers. To bring together…

12 December 2016 Ottawa, Ontario On December 12th, 2016, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) held a roundtable discussion regarding the role of real-world evidence (RWE) in decision-making in Canada, with a focus on RWE generated for pricing and reimbursement. Download Summary Report Real-world evidence: What role can it play in real-world decision making? Summary Report The…

On December 12th, 2016, the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) held a roundtable discussion regarding the role of real-world evidence (RWE) in decision-making in Canada, with a focus on RWE generated for pricing and reimbursement. The meeting brought together 11 representatives of key stakeholders: experts in evidence assessment, payers, and those generating RWE including academia…

This overview report provides a summary of the published information on the oxygen therapy issues studied in the past 10 years in the acute care settings. The report includes a summary of audit studies that aimed to address appropriate/inappropriate use of oxygen, and explores the safety and quality issues identified in the literature about oxygen prescription, administration,…

This report provides a summary of the IHE Biosimilars Forum engagement exercise that took place on October 6, 2016 in Edmonton. The intent of the forum was to inform Alberta biosimilar reimbursement policy by sharing international experiences in this area, and the perspectives of key stakeholders.

This rapid report provides a summary of current evidence on the application of gainsharing shared savings strategies in healthcare systems and the barriers and facilitators related to their implementation.

Economic evaluation helps policy makers and healthcare payers make decisions on drug listing, coverage, and reimbursement. When economic evaluations are conducted before a product launch, the prices of the pharmaceuticals have to be forecast.

7 November 2016Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economics Greetings from GovernmentMr. Martin Chamberlain, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry Operations and Financial and Corporate Services, Alberta Health https://vimeo.com/channels/907291/191869994 Keynote presentations Assessing European Efforts…

7 November 2016Edmonton, Alberta Controlling Health Care Costs – Wisely is the 16th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues. Our 16th IHE Innovation Forum Keynote Speakers were Dr. Richard B. Saltman, Co-founder of the European Observatory on Health Systems…

Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Gregory P. Marchildon, PhD Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design and Professor, Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation, University of Toronto Associate Editor of the Health Reform Observer and originating member of the Pan-Canadian Health Reform Analysis Network (PHRAN) Dr. Marchildon is Ontario Research Chair in…

Controlling Health Care Costs – Wisely is the 16th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues.

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Gregory P. Marchildon, Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design and Professor, Institute of Health, Policy and Evaluation, University of Toronto; Associate Editor of the Health Reform Observer and originating member of the Pan-Canadian Health Reform Analysis Network (PHRAN). IHE Innovation Forum XVI – Controlling Health…

The IHE Lay Advisory Committee is a unique group of citizens committed to providing public perspective on a wide range of medical and/or health services topics. The IHE Lay Advisory Committee welcomes the opportunity to leverage existing resources and collaborate with other organizations within Alberta who have a public participation mandate. If your organization requires public…

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in partnership with the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF), held a forum on April 25th, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, entitled Optimizing access to care for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A multi-stakeholder national forum, to discuss the need for patient-led policy recommendations and a patient charter for idiopathic…

IHE Innovation and Industry Engagement The IHE has a pan-Canadian program area dedicated to issues and topics of strategic importance to the private sector life sciences industry. The program area employs a unique and robust stakeholder engagement model to enable collaboration between government, industry, and academia, to help promote the co-development of solutions to complex…

  BACKGROUND: In February 2013, Alberta Health Services established an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) implementation program for adopting the ERAS Society colorectal guidelines into 6 sites (initial phase) that perform more than 75% of all colorectal surgeries in the province. We conducted an economic evaluation of this initiative to not only determine its cost-effectiveness,…

Thursday, 6 October 2016 Edmonton, Alberta 09:00 – 09:15 Introduction & WelcomeDr. Richard Fedorak 09:15 –10:15 The International Biosimilars Experience: Lessons for AlbertaMr. Murray AitkenSenior VP and Executive Director, IMS Institute for Healthcare InformaticsDownload Presentationhttps://vimeo.com/album/4209638/video/187499107 10:15 – 10:45 Table Reflection…

Biographies Dr. Richard N Fedorak, MD, FRCPC, FRCP (London), FRSC Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Dr. Richard N Fedorak is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is also Professor of Medicine in the…

6 October 2016 Edmonton, Alberta This IHE Invitational Forum provided the perspective of international, national, and Alberta speakers and panellists to describe the biosimilar reimbursement approach taken and outcomes achieved by other jurisdictions, guiding principles and policy options for Alberta, and key performance indicators and targets for reimbursement policy going forward.…

Summary Report Towards an Alberta approach for biosimilar reimbursement – Summary report of the IHE Biosimilars ForumDownload Summary Report Program IHE Biosimilars Forum – Final ProgramDownload Final Program

This IHE Invitational Forum provided the perspective of international, national, and Alberta speakers and panellists who described the biosimilar reimbursement approach taken and outcomes achieved by other jurisdictions, guiding principles and policy options for Alberta, and key performance indicators and targets for reimbursement policy going forward.

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Asbjørn Mack, Chief Negotiator Pharamaceuticals, LIS, Norway. 6 Oct 2016 – IHE Biosimilars Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Murray Aitken, Senior VP and Executive Director, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics. 6 Oct 2016 – IHE Biosimilars Forum

The white paper concludes that the knowledge and technology needed to fill many of the gaps in care identified already exists in Canada. There is an important role that non-profit and networking organizations such as the national and provincial Lung Associations, the Canadian Thoracic Society, the Canadian Foundation for Health Improvement, and the Strategic Clinical Networks can…

This lists all the documents/websites relevant to the guideline that are available on the IHE and TOP websites, both clinician and patient resources. Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

This white paper follows on from the 2016 IHE report, Economic surveillance for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Alberta. It provides a summary of main gaps in COPD care across Canada and, in the context of a broad economic framework, it surveys important examples of programs and policies designed to address these gaps.

  OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the trends and regional variation of stroke hospital care in 30-day in-hospital mortality, hospital length of stay (LOS), and 1-year total hospitalization cost after implementation of the Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy.

“The Canadian Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patient Charter is a way to call upon policymakers, health care providers and private payers to recognize IPF as a rare, rapidly lethal, chronic disease and to join in the campaign for greater awareness of this illness. The ultimate goal is to improve the overall quality and standards of care and ensure equal access to a continuum…

Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Clemens Hong, MD, MPHMedical Director, Community Health Improvement, Community Health & Integrated Programs, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services Dr. Hong is a primary care physician and the Medical Director of Community Health Improvement at the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. His work centers on approaches…

22 June 2016Edmonton, Alberta High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients? is the 15th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues. Our 15th IHE Innovation Forum Keynote Speakers were Dr. Clemens Hong, Medical…

22 June 2016Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Greetings Master of CeremoniesDr. Lorne Tyrrell, Chair, Institute of Health Economics Welcome RemarksMs. Heather Sweet, Member of Legislative Assembly, Edmonton-Manning; Dr. Alan Casson, Interim Assistant Deputy Minister of Health Standards, Quality and Performance and Senior Provincial Medical Advisor, Ministry of Health, Government of…

High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients? is the 15th IHE Innovation Forum, a semi-annual event bringing together senior public- and private-sector experts and decision-makers to address health care policy issues.

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Truman Severson, Vice President, Innovation and Business Development, Covenant Health. IHE Innovation Forum XV – High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients?

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Clemens Hong, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Community Health Improvement, Community Health & Integrated Programs, County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services. IHE Innovation Forum XV – High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients?

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Richard Lewanczuk, Senior Medical Director, Provincial Primary Health Care, Alberta Health Services; Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta. IHE Innovation Forum XV – High Needs & High Cost Patients in Healthcare – How do we improve outcomes for these patients?

  BACKGROUND: Eplerenone has been demonstrated as being cost effective for the treatment of patients with systolic heart failure (HF) and mild symptoms in several jurisdictions; however, its cost effectiveness is unknown in the context of Alberta, Canada.

  Objective: The objective of this paper is to estimate the additional mental health service costs incurred within the criminal justice system that are incurred because of people with mental illnesses who go through the system. Our focus is on costs in Alberta.

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) together with the O’Brien Institute for Public Health (O’Brien Institute) held a policy forum on February 8th, 2016, entitled Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of theprovincial healthcare system, with a specific…

This PDF is a summary infographic related to the Economic surveillance for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Alberta report.

Objectives: In 2006, the Alberta Ministry of Health issued a policy to implement fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing as a publicly funded service for pregnant women. The goals were to reduce maternity health care utilization and unnecessary treatment, which would result in cost-savings for the health system by more accurately diagnosing false preterm labour. We conducted a post-policy…

This guide has been developed by the information specialists at the Institute of Health Economics in Edmonton Alberta and is intended to facilitate searching for health technology assessments (HTAs) or systematic reviews by providing the list of current and reliable internet-based resources that we regularly use in our work. We have tried as much as possible to match this guide…

Policy leaders and COPD specialists recently gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in conjunction with the 2016 Canadian Respiratory Conference, to discuss the findings of the Institute of Health Economics’ newly released report, The Economic Surveillance for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Alberta. The report addressed a gap in health economic information that…

Summary Report Optimizing access to care for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis multi-stakeholder national forum – Summary report and recommendations for policy-makingDownload Summary Report Program Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Multi-stakeholder National Forum – AgendaDownload Agenda Background Document Optimizing…

Monday, 25 April 2016 Toronto, Ontario Moderator: Chris Henshall Opening and Opening Remarks Don Husereau, IHEMehmood Alibhai, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd./LtéeDr. Chris Henshall, Chair, Health Technology Assessment International Policy Forumhttps://vimeo.com/album/3989243/video/169906196 Health care policy and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Values of patients…

25 April 2016 Toronto, Ontario On April 25th, The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in partnership with the Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF) and supported by an unrestricted grant from Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. (BI), held a national, multi-stakeholder roundtable forum to discuss policy recommendations on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) care. The forum…

Today, a group of 30-40 societal representatives, including policy-makers and health system administrators, experts in technology assessment, as well as patients, formal and informal care providers, gathered in Toronto, Ontario, to discuss draft evidence-informed policy recommendations on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a terminal, chronic respiratory disease, characterized…

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Martin Kolb, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University. Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multi-stakeholder National Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Meena Kalluri, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta. Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multi-stakeholder National Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Robert Davidson, President, Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (CPFF). Optimizing Access to Care for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Multi-stakeholder National Forum

In October 2015, we held the first Canadian consensus discussion that led to provisional recommendations regarding special considerations for policy-making and healthcare decisionmaking for interventions in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The meeting included 11 representatives of key stakeholders: patients, care providers, and policy researchers from across…

On April 25th, The Institute of Health Economics (IHE), in partnership with the Canadian Foundation for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPFF) and supported by an unrestricted grant from Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd. (BI), held a national, multi-stakeholder roundtable forum to discuss policy recommendations on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) care.

This report provides the results of an economic surveillance analysis on the components of the Alberta healthcare system that are devoted to COPD prevention and treatment. It focuses on epidemiology (prevalence and incidence), service use, and cost indicators, and identifies gaps in the system that presumably add to the overall economic burden of COPD. PDF of the above image:  IHE…

IHE brochure discussing a study on the use of technology to prevent FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder). FASD Ongoing Initiative Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder by the Use of Technology Study

Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This STE report examines the safety, screening accuracy, therapeutic efficacy/effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and health system readiness of newborn screening for seven conditions (galactosemia, tyrosinemia type I, homocystinuria, sickle cell anemia, sickle…

  Objectives: To estimate the life expectancy and specify the causes of death among people with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Methods: Included were all patients recorded in Alberta provincial databases of inpatients, outpatients, or practitioner claims from 2003 to 2012. People with FAS were identified by ICD-9 code 760.71 and ICD-10 codes Q86.0 and P04.3, and were linked…

The Alberta Ambassador Program, hosted by the Health Technology Assessment Unit of the IHE, is a knowledge translation strategy. The guideline was created for the Alberta context by a group of multidisciplinary clinicians and researchers in Alberta, based on the best available low back pain guidelines from Canada and around the world. Over the three editions of the guideline, the…

The IHE quality appraisal checklist for case series studies developed by a group of researchers at the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in collaboration with researchers from two other health technology assessment (HTA) agencies in Australia and Spain.

The IHE Quality Appraisal Checklist for Case Series Studies and guidance document developed by a group of researchers at the Institute of Health Economics (IHE) in collaboration with researchers from two other health technology assessment (HTA) agencies in Australia and Spain.

Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This rapid report has been produced in response to a request from Alberta Health to provide an update on the new published research evidence on the efficacy/effectiveness, efficiency, and safety of hysteroscopic tubal sterilization (HTS) using the Essure® system for permanent…

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) is a unique collaborative arrangement among government, academia, and industry. Established in 1995, the IHE is committed to gathering and disseminating evidence-based findings from health economics, health policy, health technology assessment and comparative effectiveness research to support health policy and practice.  

The economics of addictions and mental health deals with how we can best distribute available resources and achieve good mental health outcomes. A variety of techniques, such as health technology assessments, costing, cost effectiveness, and cost benefit analysis are used to provide information for policy makers. IHE has been active in the area of economic evaluations of mental…

Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This report is an update of the “Technological efficacy/effectiveness analysis” (T) section of the 2014 Alberta STE report, which was an evidence assessment of the clinical effectiveness and safety of endovenous ablation interventions for symptomatic varicose veins…

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) refers to several disorders caused by the use of alcohol during pregnancy. People born with FASD will experience serious physical and mental problems. In Alberta 46,000 people currently live with FASD and approximately 700-1900 babies are born with FASD in the province each year. The goal of this study is to see how a Mobile Alcohol Measuring…

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“Alberta’s system for paying doctors is overly expensive, outdated and prevents the health system from making necessary reforms, Health Minister Sarah Hoffman said Monday. Speaking to a group of health leaders in Edmonton, Hoffman said urgent changes to physician pay models are needed to both improve the quality of care offered patients and to help the government deal…

  Abstract: Canada having a universal health insurance plan that provides hospital and physician benefits offers a natural experiment of whether continuity ofcare actually provides lower or higher utilization of services. The question we are evaluating is whether Canadians, who have a regular physician, use more health resources than those who do not have one? Using two statistical…

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) together with the O’Brien Institute for Public Health (O’Brien Institute) held a policy forum on February 8th, 2016, entitled Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of the provincial healthcare system, with a specific focus…

The checklist has been used by researchers at IHE in HTA reports as well as by professionals in other organizations from various countries. Listed in reverse chronological order and updated on March 3rd, 2016. IHE Publications Institute of Health Economics. Hysteroscopic Tubal Sterilization. Edmonton AB: Institute of Health Economics. 2014. Download IHE Report Institute of Health…

The process by which the tool was developed, as well as a brief review of other published checklists and the results of a pilot test of the quality appraisal checklist are described in a 2012 IHE methodology paper. A preliminary validation study of the tool using factor analysis has also been conducted. Publications Listed in reverse chronological order. Guo B, Moga C, Harstall…

Policy Forum Summary Report Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities and Remuneration Policy Forum – Summary Report Download Summary Report Program Policy Forum – Final ProgramDownload Final Program Background Document Alberta Fact SheetDownload Alberta Fact Sheet Forum Summary Policy Forum InfographicDownload Infographic

Monday, 8 February 2016 Edmonton, Alberta Please click the following link to watch video of afternoon sessions: Event Video 09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and Opening RemarksIHE and O'Brien Institute Leadershiphttps://vimeo.com/album/3800131/video/155338361 Morning Session: Understanding Our Shared Challenges 09:10 – 09:25 Setting the Stage: An Overview of Health Spending, Physician…

Biographies Dr. William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPCScientific Director, O'Brien Institute for Public Health Dr. Ghali is the Scientific Director of the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary, and a practicing physician specialized in Internal…

8 February 2016 Edmonton, Alberta The IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum aimed to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of the provincial healthcare system, with a specific focus on physicians as stewards of public resources. The forum, which was attended by Health Minister Sarah Hoffman…

The IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities and Remuneration Policy Forum aims to inform decision-making regarding the fiscal sustainability of the provincial healthcare system, with a specific focus on physicians as stewards of public resources. The forum, which will also be attended by Health Minister Sarah Hoffman as lunch keynote speaker,…

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. William Ghali, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Scientific Director, O'Brien Institute for Public Health. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. David Naylor, President Emeritus and Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Peter Kaboli, Hospitalist and Chief of Medicine, Iowa City VA Healthcare System. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. David Price, Professor and Chair, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Sharon Straus, Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Carl Nohr, President, Alberta Medical Association, and Mr. Mike Gormley, Executive Director, Alberta Medical Association. IHE/O’Brien Physicians as Stewards of Resources: Roles, Responsibilities, and Remuneration Policy Forum

As a result, leading healthcare minds from Alberta, Canada and the U.S. will descend on Edmonton on February 8 as part of a policy forum being hosted by the O’Brien Institute for Public Health, from the Cumming School of Medicine, and in partnership with the Institute of Health Economics, aiming to inform decision-making at Alberta Health regarding the fiscal sustainability…

2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 The Institute of Health Economics joined with Alberta Innovates (formerly known as Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions) in 2013 to create a new forum to bring stakeholders together to discuss health policy. The AI/IHE Health Policy Speaker Series features perspectives from leaders in the health system across the spectrum of health evidence, policy, and…

Acute Low Back Pain Brochure - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Chronic Low Back Pain Brochure - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

Low Back Pain companion document - 2016 Link to Alberta Ambassador Guideline Adaptation Program

  Rationale, aims and objectives: The Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation (AGREE) instrument is a generic tool for assessing guideline quality. This feasibility study aimed to reduce the ambiguity and subjectivity associated with AGREE item scoring, and to augment the tool's capacity to differentiate between good- and poor-quality guidelines. Note: This is an Alberta…

1 December 2009Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Opening Remarks Lorne Tyrrell, Chair of the Institute of Health Economics Fred Horne, Chair, Standing Policy Committee on Health Speakers / Keynote Presentations Robert Brook, Rand HealthDownload Presentation  Jeff Lozon, CEO Revera LivingDownload Presentation  Presentations & Panel discussion Stephen Duckett, CEO, Alberta…

Speaker Biographies Keynote Speakers Dr. Robert Brook Dr. Robert Brook, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.P is Vice-President and Director of RAND Health, Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Professor of Health Services at the School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also directs the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.…

1 December 2009 Edmonton, Alberta Emceed by Tom Feasby, the University of Calgary’s Dean of Medicine, this third session considered the following theme: Maximizing Health System Performance: Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency. Speakers from all sectors provided a range of perspectives on Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency Key Forum Documents Innovation Forum III…

Emceed by Tom Feasby, the University of Calgary’s Dean of Medicine, this third session considered the following theme: Maximizing Health System Performance: Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency. Speakers from all sectors provided a range of perspectives on Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency.

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Robert Brook, Rand Health. IHE Innovation Forum III - Maximizing Health System Performance (1): Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Jeff Lozon, CEO Revera Living. IHE Innovation Forum III - Maximizing Health System Performance (1): Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Stephen Duckett, CEO, Alberta Health Services. IHE Innovation Forum III - Maximizing Health System Performance (1): Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Dr. Philip Baker, Dean of Medicine, University of Alberta. IHE Innovation Forum III - Maximizing Health System Performance (1): Cost Containment and Improved Efficiency

The Consensus Statement on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - Across the Lifespan was produced by a panel of experts led by the Hon. Anne McLellan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. This consensus statement on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is the product of a unique conference: The IHE Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - Across the…

Le présent énoncé consensuel a été préparé par un panel indépendant de professionnels de la santé et de représentants du milieu universitaire et du public en se fondant sur: les études publiées pertinentes réunies par le Comité scientifique de la conférence pour l’établissement…

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Nancy Whitney, Clinical Director, King County Parent-Child Assistance Program, University of Washington. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Amy Salmon, Managing Director, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Frank Oberklaid, Director, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, and Professor, Pediatrics, University of Melbourne. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Audrey McFarlane, Executive Director, Lakeland Centre for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Bredberg, Education Consultant, Bredberg Research and Consulting in Education. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Claire Coles, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine; Director, Fetal Alcohol and Drug Exposure Clinic, Marcus Autism Center, Children's Health Care of Atlanta. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Brenda Bennett, Executive Director, FASD Life's Journey Inc. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Prof. Sharon Brintnell, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, and Director, Occupational Performance Analysis Unit, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. John McLennan, Assistant Professor and Child Psychiatry Consultant, Departments of Community Health Sciences, Psychiatry, and Paediatrics, University of Calgary. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by the Honourable Mary Kate Harvie, Associate Chief Judge, Provincial Court of Manitoba. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Dorothy Badry, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Sterling Clarren, CEO and Scientific Director, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the…

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Sara Jo Nixon, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Biobehavioral Core. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Nancy Poole, Research Associate, British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health; Research Consultant, Women and Substance Use Issues, British Columbia Women's Hospital. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

7 – 9 October 2009 Edmonton, Alberta Alcohol can hurt the brain and body of an unborn baby and cause Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a serious lifelong condition that impacts both the individual and their family. A child with FASD becomes an adult with FASD, facing birth defects, developmental and learning delays and social, educational, and employment challenges.…

Speakers | Jury | Scientific Committee | Planning Committee | Communications Committee Chair Dr. Gail Andrew, MDCM FRCP(C) Member, Board of Directors, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; Medical Site Lead - Pediatrics, Medical Director - FASD Clinical Services and Pediatric Consultant, Pediatric Programs, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Speakers Susan Astley, PhD Professor…

Wed 7 Oct 2009 | Thu 8 Oct 2009 | Fri 9 Oct 2009 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Across the Lifespan – Final Program Conference Moderator: Nancy Reynolds, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research Wednesday, 7 October 2009 08:00 – 08:20 Opening Remarks The Honourable Iris Evans, Minister of Finance…

Program Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) – Across the Lifespan – Final Program Download Program  Consensus Statement Consensus Statement on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Across the Lifespan Download Consensus Statement  Déclaration de consensus sur l’ensemble des troubles causés…

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Gail Andrew, Member, Board of Directors, Canada Northwest FASD Research Network; Medical Site Lead - Pediatrics, Medical Director - FASD Clinical Services and Pediatric Consultant, Pediatric Programs, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Suzanne Tough, Scientific Director, Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Philip May, Professor of Sociology and Family and Community Medicine, University of New Mexico; Senior Research Scientist, Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Ben Gibbard, Developmental Pediatrician, Alberta Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Susan Astley, Professor of Epidemiology/Pediatrics, University of Washington; Director, Washington State Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic and Prevention Network. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Albert Chudley, Medical Director, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Program in Genetics and Metabolism; Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Manitoba. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Joanne Weinberg, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar and Acting Department Head, Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Phil Jacobs, Professor, Gastroenterology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta; Director of Collaborations, Institute of Health Economics. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Mary Berube, Director, Intergovernmental Initiatives, Ministry Support Services Division, Alberta Children and Youth Services. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Linda Burnside, Executive Director, Disability Programs, Manitoba Family Services and Housing. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Dan Dubovsky, FASD Specialist for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), FASD Center for Excellence. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Diane Malbin, Executive Director, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consultation, Education and Training Services. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Ms. Robin Thurmeier, FASD Resources Researcher, Saskatchewan Prevention Institute. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. June Bergman, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Calgary. Consensus Development Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD): Across the Lifespan

Alcohol can hurt the brain and body of an unborn baby and cause Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), a serious lifelong condition that impacts both the individual and their family. A child with FASD becomes an adult with FASD, facing birth defects, developmental and learning delays and social, educational, and employment challenges. The IHE Consensus Development Conference on…

Written by health policy experts, the book gives a comprehensive overview of 8 different national health care systems and focuses in particular on the different approaches to maintain efficiency and to contain overall healthcare costs. Each chapter identifies the 4-5 specific policies with the highest impact for the respective country over the past 20-30 years and the current policy…

Speaker Biographies Speakers Dr. Stephen Duckett Dr. Stephen Duckett has spent his professional life working in health care. As Alberta Health Services' new President and Chief Executive Officer (effective March 23, 2009). He has more than 35 years of experience in health care. Prior to coming to Alberta, Dr. Duckett was Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Healthcare Improvement…

25 May 2009Edmonton, Alberta Welcome and Introductions Lorne Tyrrell, Chair of the Board Institute of Health Economics, Professor and CIHR/GSK Virology Chair, University of Alberta Fred Horne, MLA, Chair, Standing Committee on Health, Alberta Ken Hughes, Board Chair, Alberta Health Services Presentations Generating evidence to inform difficult decisions: building capacity through…

25 May 2009 Edmonton, Alberta The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) Innovation Forum series reflects one of the key goals of the Institute to promote open debate and dialogue on important issues in the health care system among academia, government, health service executives and industry. The Institute believes that the significant challenges facing the health system will only…

The Institute of Health Economics (IHE) Innovation Forum series reflects one of the key goals of the Institute to promote open debate and dialogue on important issues in the health care system among academia, government, health service executives and industry. The Institute believes that the significant challenges facing the health system will only be addressed if all partners…

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Chris Henshall, Pro-Vice Chancellor, York University, UK. IHE Innovation Forum II - Making Difficult Decisions

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Sir Michael Rawlins, Chairman of National Institute of Clinical Excellence, UK. IHE Innovation Forum II - Making Difficult Decisions

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Mr. Gregg Szabo, Executive Director, Policy, Reimbursement & Communicationa, Merck Frosst Canada Ltd. IHE Innovation Forum II - Making Difficult Decisions

PDF of a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Stephen Duckett, President and CEO, Alberta Health Services. IHE Innovation Forum II - Making Difficult Decisions

The objective of this report is to assess research evidence on the safety and prognostic value of exercise testing (including electrocardiogram exercise testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing) for the prediction of cardiac events in patients with chronic diseases including diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and arthritis. Information Specialist: Trish…

Alberta STE Report written under contract with the Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process (AHTDP). This report is about testing for Human Papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and can also cause cervical cancer. Cervical screening aims to reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality by detecting precancerous lesions early. Until…

Les estimations indiquent que un canadien sur trois aura un problème de santé mentale durant sa vie. Peu de canadiens réalisent l’impact que la mauvaise santé mentale a sur les familles, les communautés, les systèmes de santé et l’économie. La santé mentale est aussi importante que la santé physique…

This report provides information regarding the impact of physician reimbursement models on five dimensions specified in the Provincial Alternate Relationship Plan Program Evaluation. The impact of physician reimbursement models were assessed on the following five dimensions: Health service utilization Access to care Quality of services Patient satisfaction Physician satisfaction…

The use of the term “comparative effectiveness” (CE) has attracted considerable attention, particularly in the United States. This booklet examines the concept of CE and its relationship to other assessment frameworks.

  Background: Although many programs targeting fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) are implemented, the province of Alberta is still lacking information on costs of FASD. Objectives: To estimate the costs of FASD in Alberta based on available US and Canadian research on costs of FASD, and Alberta data.

The purpose of this report is to advance the area of workplace mental health through a comprehensive synthesis of published research evidence. More specifically, this report examines the evidence on the effectiveness of organizational-level interventions for the prevention of stress in the workplace for adult employees without diagnosed mental illness. The main effectiveness outcomes…

This report on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) is a literature review and secondary analyses of administrative health data conducted to provide information on the direct health care costs associated with multiple pregnancies and the potential cost impact of ARTs in Alberta. It examines the impact of multiple pregnancies and Assistive Reproductive Technologies on health…